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Australian Women
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Douglas, Mary Stewart (May) (1904 - 1999)OBE, OAM |
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| Born: 20 January 1904 Victor Harbour, South Australia, Australia. Died: 6 May 1999. | ||||
On 1 June 1953 May Douglas was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, in recognition for her service as Commissioner of Girl Guides in South Australia. She was also awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia on 26 January 1997 for service to veterans, particularly through the Women's Royal Australian Army Corps Association, and the Australia Remembers 1945-1995 Celebrations. |
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| Sources used to compile this entry: Who's Who in Australia, 1962 and http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours_list/resultDetail.cfm?awardsID=873619 accessed 12/12/2002. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Published by National Foundation for Australian Women on Australian Women's Archives Project Web Site Comments, questions, corrections and additions: awap@womenaustralia.info Prepared by: Acknowledgements Updated: 4 September 2008 http://womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE0413b.htm |